This is what happens in Spirit-led worship: “We do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit comes to help us in our lack” (Rom 8:26).
Almost in a word, the Apostle Paul gives a giant insight into the inner meaning of what we can do as individuals in private prayer and in gatherings. Today, our prayer can be lifted to a deeper dimension of power, love and effectiveness. Through this article, I invite you to take a look with me at what it means for the Holy Spirit to “help” us in our prayer.

I Together with the Spirit
In Greek, the word St Paul used was “sunantilambanomai.” It’s actually three words fi t into one. The four letters of the English “help” can scarcely do any justice to the 17 letters of three words he put together. You can learn how to fl ow with the Spirit to get the work He wants done through you when you worship him and enter into intercessory prayer.
Here are the three Greek words:

• “sun”;
• “anti”;
• “lambanomai”

Let’s first look at the word “sun” (pronounced, “soon”). It means “together” in English. In Spirit-led prayer He comes so that we should work together with God. Our worship—and the intercessory work that is birthed through it—is meant to be a commingling of His energies and ours, a synergy of the human (yours) and the divine (His). The fact is that God has ordered His Kingdom in such a way that He needs you and your prayer to accomplish His purposes. Think of it! Your spirit was created to energize in common with God’s Spirit.
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